Dallas County has broken ground on an emergency operations center near Highway 183 and Mockingbird. The $40 million project will cover 37,000 square feet.
The emergency operations center gives local, state and federal government agencies a chance to work together on responses to natural disasters, manmade disasters and public health issues. In 2015, Judge Clay Jenkins says Dallas County's EOC moved from a "complete dump" in the Records Building to a former warehouse west of Downtown.

Photo courtesy Alan Scaia

Dallas County has broken ground on an emergency operations center near Highway 183 and Mockingbird. The $40 million project will cover 37,000 square feet. The emergency operations center gives local, state and federal government agencies a chance to work together on responses to natural disasters, manmade disasters and public health issues. In 2015, Judge Clay Jenkins says Dallas County's EOC moved from a "complete dump" in the Records Building to a former warehouse west of Downtown.
Photo courtesy Alan Scaia

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Dallas County starts construction on new emergency operations center

A new ramp connecting westbound Interstate 20 to southbound Highway 287 has opened as part of the $2.1 billion expansion of highways in southeast Tarrant County. The project is updating 14 miles of I-20, Loop 820 and Highway 287.

A new ramp connecting westbound Interstate 20 to southbound Highway 287 has opened as part of the $2.1 billion expansion of highways in southeast Tarrant County. The project is updating 14 miles of I-20, Loop 820 and Highway 287.

New ramp opens as southeast Tarrant construction moves forward

It's looking like a busy Monday in Paris, KRLD's Tristan Rines has your Lone Stars taking part today...

Heading into Day 6 of Olympics competition we've got a loaded schedule...In the Women's 100-meter backstroke heats at 4 this morning, Texas A&M's Beryl Gast-al-dello representing France, and Aviv Berz-elav representing Israel, looked to qualify for the semi-finals at 2 pm...Teal Cohen of Dallas, alongside her three teammates kicked off the Women's Quadruple Sculls Rowing competition at 4:30...Houston's Joshua Edwards took on Italy's Diego Lenzi in the 92-plus-kilo Men's Boxing round of 16 at 5:30...Avery Skinner of Katy, Texas, UT Longhorn Chiaka Ogbogu, and the rest of the USA Women's Team take on China in Volleyball at 10am...Fellow Longhorn, Luke Hobson, chases another medal for the USA at 1:40 in the Men's 200-meter freestyle final...and Baylor-alum Brittany Greiner and the USA Women's basketball team take on Japan at 2.

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It's looking like a busy Monday in Paris, KRLD's Tristan Rines has your Lone Stars taking part today...
Heading into Day 6 of Olympics competition we've got a loaded schedule...In the Women's 100-meter backstroke heats at 4 this morning, Texas A&amp;M's Beryl Gast-al-dello representing France, and Aviv Berz-elav representing Israel, looked to qualify for the semi-finals at 2 pm...Teal Cohen of Dallas, alongside her three teammates kicked off the Women's Quadruple Sculls Rowing competition at 4:30...Houston's Joshua Edwards took on Italy's Diego Lenzi in the 92-plus-kilo Men's Boxing round of 16 at 5:30...Avery Skinner of Katy, Texas, UT Longhorn Chiaka Ogbogu, and the rest of the USA Women's Team take on China in Volleyball at 10am...Fellow Longhorn, Luke Hobson, chases another medal for the USA at 1:40 in the Men's 200-meter freestyle final...and Baylor-alum Brittany Greiner and the USA Women's basketball team take on Japan at 2.
Photo by Kaelin Mendez/Getty Images

Olympics Day 6:  UT's Chiaka Ogbogu with USA Women's Team vs China in Volleyball

Contractors for the City of Dallas will get a pay raise...to keep up with inflation. 

Dallas has a policy in place that companies that get contracts to provide services for the city...like landscaping or janitorial...have to pay their employees a living wage. Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calculate that figure for major cities. The rate for the current fiscal year was $18.24 per hour, but it's going up for the fiscal year that starts October 1st to $22.05 per hour.

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Contractors for the City of Dallas will get a pay raise...to keep up with inflation. 
Dallas has a policy in place that companies that get contracts to provide services for the city...like landscaping or janitorial...have to pay their employees a living wage. Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calculate that figure for major cities. The rate for the current fiscal year was $18.24 per hour, but it's going up for the fiscal year that starts October 1st to $22.05 per hour.
Photo Credit: DavidLeshem, Getty Images

Dallas County starts construction on new emergency operations center

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